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I did a quick search and couldn't find any recordings by him after 1969. It is a shame that he didn't record more.

In September the Clash will be reissuing London Calling with demos (including songs that didn't make it onto the album) and a DVD featuring performances from that era of the Clash. London Calling Reissued

Another recommendation for a disc that doesn't get a lot of mention around here: Alan Shorter - Orgasm Wayne's brother's debut as a leader, features Gato Barbieri, Charlie Haden, Reggie Johnson, Muhammad Ali (no, not that one) and Rashied Ali. Recorded in 1968, this one is a lot less "out" than I had expected. Very remniscent of Ornette, but not derivative. Since this was a Verve Elie Edition, I believe it is now OOP. If you see a copy floating around I would recommend grabbing it.

I keep seeing these elegends played up in reviews of the Leo Records Golden Years of the New Soviet Free Jazz sets. I have to admit, it is very easy to romanticize this music with the image of clandestine couriers spiriting the recordings out from "behind the iron curtain" and people's names being changed to protect those still in the USSR rtaher than simply judge the music on its own merits.

For those who don't know, The Marz Combo Live in Wuppertal features an earlier Brotzmann Tentet: Toshinori Kondo on trumpet, Werner Ludi, Larry Stabbins and Brotzmann on saxophones, Hannes Bauer and Paul Rutherford on trombone, Nicky Scopelitis and Caspar Brotzmann on guitar, William Parker on bass and Anton Fier on drums. This disc was recorded live in 1992 and seems to be the only recorded document of this group. I hadn't listened to this album in quite a while, so I brought it into work today. I am really enjoying it. It has a very different sound than the current Tentet, and I love the flavor the two guitarists add to the mix. There is a nice balance between more thoughtful, restrained sections and the full-on onslaught and bombast one might expect from a Brotzmann Tentet.

Well, two of the guys are French, so it is not entirely Russian. Did you listen to Vapirov disc (# 4) from the Golden Years Vol 1. set? I just went back and edited my post to reflect that. Yes, it is really good. The entire set is fantastic (even though the disc with vocals is not really to my taste,) especially given the reasonable price.

I am listening to this disc again: excellent work! French / Russian jazz recorded in France in 1999. I did a quick write-up of this one back in March. edit: I just noticed that the font on the cd cover is illegible here. Closed Mountains - Christopher Rocher, Jean Quillivic, Roman Ros and Yuri Yaremtchuk)

$$$ I purchased quite a bit of music in June and need to start budgeting myself a bit more. Thank you for the SAL advice! I will do so.

The Moontrane and Little Red's Fantasy, both on 32jazz are essential Woody Shaw, as well.

I'll buy a copy of the new Dennis Gonzalez cd with Henry Grimes for the first person to post a video clip of this.

contact Hiroshi Tanno at hiroshi@earlyrecords.com

The Woody Shaw Mosaic is good, but his performances on the 32Jazz discs that I have heard are fantastic. It is a shame that all of this material keeps going oop.

I decided to go on my cd buying moratorium starting tomorrow. Which means I was free to email Hiroshi Tanno today. I really want to hear Music From Two Basses, which was mentioned a few days ago and will also be ordering Cecil Taylor's Live in The Black Forest. As an afterthought I asked if he could supply a copy of Pharoah Sanders' Live at the East, just in case he happens to come across a copy, by chance. It never hurts to ask, right?

Yes! It is a fantastic disc! The live performance burns and you get some great Woody Shaw, too. I love the guy in the audience who keeps screaming "do your thang, Roy, DO YOUR THANG!!"

I have never known Bruce at DMG to be unbiased in his reviews. There are quite a few posts on this years Vision Festival over on JC that give wildly different (some glowing some very negative) reviews of many of the sets. Well worth reading if you are interested in these artists. I can't imagine how expensive it would be to live in NYC with so many fantastic shows happening every week.

With the current exchange rate these are just over $16 from Verge. Cadence has them for $17. Those are the best prices I have found so far.

This is a disc that might have slipped beneath many people's radars: Barry Altschul - You Can't Name Your Own Tune Despite the sly dig at Braxton in the album title, this one is very inspired by him and features some great playing. Altschul on drums and percussion, Sam Rivers on tenor, soprano, and flute, Dave Holland on bass, George Lewis on trombone and Muhal Richard Abrams on piano. This was recorded in 1977 and was last issued on 32jazz, so it should be out of print at this point. Highly recommended, if you can track down a copy.

as far as I recall, yes, it is a good disc. I'll listen to it again this week and let you know what I think. I have a lot of Brotzmann on FMP that I bought from someone used for $7 or $8 each. Campbell is not bad at all on the DLAD disc on Eremite. You should give it a chance someday. Not essential, but a really nice disc if you are a fan of this music.

Listened. Amazing. This one will certainly become one of the most often listened-to discs of the following year. If I were a bassist I would listen to it standing on my knees. Hopefully I can track down a reasonably priced copy of this one. It sounds amazing! Dave Holland was a monster on the bass when we saw him in January. I got it for 2300 yen ($21.1) plus very reasonable shipping from Hiroshi Tanno. Not bad, I think. I'm going to email Hiroshi Tanno today and make this disc (and possibly one other Japanese disc) my last purchase for a while. Did he tell you that he is no longer able to obtain any copies of the Pharoah Sanders disc?

I have none of those. I really should pick up Little Birds Have Fast Hearts 1 & 2 as those seem to be favorites of many a Funny Rat poster. You'll love them. If you decide to order them go through Verge. They have the best prices for FMP if you are ordering from the U.S.

Other than the other DLAD discs? I'm assuming you've heard Little Birds Have Fast Hearts 1 & 2, Aoyama Crows, and the self-titled DLAD disc on FMP, right? If not, start there. He is also on Brotzmann's Marz Combo disc, which is quite nice. I just checked AMG and I would also recommend Brotz' Stone/Water, William Parker's Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace, on Eremite, and Bill Laswell's Charged Live.

This happens to me quite a bit when I play AMM or quieter eai albums. As the music fades out the ambient noises around me "fade in" and I don't notice the transition.

disc 2 of the Rashied Ali / Arthur Rhames set is just as good, if not better, than disc 1. Definitely one of my top releases for 2004.

I love Rushmore and The Royal Tennenbaums. Can't wait to see this one now! I'm hoping these reviews aren't over-hyping this one and it actually is as good as they say.

I agree. I find though that for me, We Did It... is most effective while I'm in my car listening and driving as opposed to sitting studiously in front of my sound system. That in itself probably isn't a complement but there you are... It's a bit like Bitches Brew in that way. Maybe if I were the type to get off my arse and dance? As I'm not, hurtling down the highway is my feeble substitute. That is a reasonable description. I don't mind having all three discs but Tononi could probably have cut it back to two discs and had a stronger release.